Random Anime Heroes Were Guilty Of Awful Things (16 items)

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  (#8) Yugo

  • Battle Angel

  When the title character in Battle Angel Alita first runs into Yugo, both she and the audience get the sense of his heart - his earnestness and courage - as he attempts to protect Alita while facing insurmountable odds. She takes an immediate shine to Yugo, unrepentantly crushing on him and even working to help him reach his goal of 10 million chips, which he almost delusionally believes will buy his way out of Scrapyard, up into the rarefied air of Zalem.

  His profound desire to reach Zalem is the crux of Yugo's problem and the motivation for his least savory actions. For one thing, he takes advantage of Alita's naivete, accepting her assistance while ignoring her feelings, blinded by his quest. For another thing, before meeting Alita, he racked up credits by aggressively fighting and paralyzing unsuspecting cyborgs, stealing their spinal columns, and selling them to the highest bidder.
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  (#12) Ishida Relentlessly Bullies Nishimiya For Being Deaf In 'A Silent Voice'

  A Silent Voice is perhaps one of the most moving and tear-inducing anime films ever. And it has to do with its portrayal of bullying and discrimination towards people with disabilities. Back in elementary school, Shoya Ishida targeted Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl who just transferred to his class. Because of her disability, he ruthlessly bullies her and gets everyone in the class to join him. It becomes so bad that she's forced to move schools again. 

  Eventually, Ishida gets a taste of his own medicine and experiences alienation and bullying at school. He owns up to his mistakes and vows to make Nishimiya happy again. And while the film ends on a hopeful and positive note where both Ishida and Nishimiya become friends, it doesn't shy away from exploring Ishida's past mistakes.
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  (#1) Shinji Ikari

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, The End of Evangelion, Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

  No matter how nuanced and well-developed Shinji Ikari becomes over the course of Evangelion, it's hard to overlook the moment he pleasures himself over Asuka's comatose body. Yes, you read that right; meek, little Shinji actually does that.

  Though he's motivated less by total depravity and more by profound loneliness and desperation, he still totally disrespects his friend in one of the most disgusting ways possible. 
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  (#9) Takeo Gouda Doesn't Care If His Friend Wants To Kiss Him In 'My Love Story'

  Most of the time, Takeo Gouda is a big cuddly sweetheart who would never do anything to hurt anyone, unless of course, they do something to hurt his beloved girlfriend, Yamato. A kind and respectful boyfriend, Takeo loves his mom and is just an all-around great guy... except when it comes to his best friend, Sunao. 

  In one scene, Takeo wants to get some experience with kissing to prepare himself for the big moment with Yamato, so he asks Sunao for a practice kiss. When Sunao says no, Takeo responds by covering his face with Saran wrap and forces a kiss on him. Not only could Sunao actually suffocate, but Takeo's blatant disregard for his friend's consent is just gross. This scene is played for laughs, but that doesn't make it any less unsettling.
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  (#3) Lelouch Lamperouge

  • Code Geass

  Lelouch Lamperouge's ultimate goal involves taking down the Holy Britannian Empire and freeing the Japanese people from its tyranny. To do this, he must take out a lot of people. None of the slayings are exactly good, but one of the saddest is when he must end the life of Euphemia, his half-sister. Despite being part of the royal family, Euphemia supports the Japanese people and wants to create a safe zone where they may live without being oppressed by Britannia. However, Lelouch accidentally uses his Geass power to set her on a path which would end in the Japanese people being slain en masse.

  The only way to prevent that outcome is to end her, so he does exactly that. It's a particularly tragic moment because Euphemia wants to do the right thing, and Lelouch is the one who accidentally sets her on the wrong path through mind control. 
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  (#7) Berserk Mode Makes Haruto Tokishima Assault His Friend In 'Valrave The Liberator'

  Thanks to acquiring an immortal vampire body, Haruto Tokishima sometimes loses control of his own behavior when he goes into a berserk state known as "Possessed Parastica Vampire." While in this state, he sexually assaults Saki Rukino, one of his friends. Knowing Haruto would never do something so terrible intentionally, Saki forgives him, but it drives a wedge between the two nevertheless.

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